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FAQ - FREQUENTLY
ASKED
QUESTIONS
1. I am not
sure I have Peyronie’s disease. There is a little bump on my
penis and maybe there is a small curvature when I get an
erection, but I think it may have been there before. I
have no
pain and my erections are just like they always have been.
Could I have Peyronie’s disease?
No one can say if you have Peyronie’s disease, or not, without a thorough history and
complete examination
Our first recommendation is to get yourself checked by your
family doctor or a urologist so you know for sure what you are
dealing with. If the diagnosis is PD, it is likely an early
case so it is very important that you get started with an
aggressive plan of conservative care. Please review all the
information on this website and discuss it with your doctor
when you get checked out.
2. I've had Peyronie’s for about a year now. It seems
like my penis is getting more bent all the time even though I'm taking medication that was prescribed for me. If you didn’t
have a lot of money to spend, what would you do?
As with most men, I am sure the health and well being of your
penis is of critical importance to you. Since you ask
the question “what would you do?” your question will be
answered that way: If it were my penis that was getting more
bent all the time I would make a very deliberate and intense
effort to find the money I needed to help myself as much as I
could. I would declare this a personal emergency and do what I
had to do to take care of my problem. Having said all that,
and realizing there are always financial considerations to
every decision like this, I would first read all the sections
on this website to identify the areas that seem to address my
needs most, and start from there. Our advice is to closely
evaluate what therapies you need, and do not make the mistake
of being casual or cheap about taking care of yourself and later
regretting it.
3. My Peyronie’s scar changes all the time! I swear, sometimes
that scar down there seems to be different every few hours.
Is
that possible??? Is it common for the scar to change
so much?!?!?
Yes, frequent change of the penile scar is common for many men in the early stages of PD. For the very reason
the scar changes so much in your case, you should feel
encouraged that your tissue is responding to various
biological conditions and activity in your body and various subtle
influences you probably do not recognize. It is the opinion of
PDI
that these changes in your scar are not random, but that they occur in
response to the many changes that take place in your
internal chemistry
all day long. Further, these internal changes are
often in response to things that you can control. Once you become
more aware of the association between how you feel, what you do,
what you eat, or whatever, that
PDI
theorizes are connected to frequent changes in your scar, then you will be on your way to
understanding your problem better and managing it -- rather
than it controlling you.
These frequent changes can be taken as a sign that your scar is
still remodeling, and this also works in your favor.
PDI's theory is
that while the scar is capable of such frequent change, there is still the potential
for a favorable response to therapy. In other words, if the
scar can change so much and so fast in response to things that you are
doing or are happening to you -- that you are not aware of
-- then it is possible to influence some degree
of favorable change in the scar if sufficient
deliberate effort and intense support
is delivered to the area -- that you are aware of.
PDI has the opinion that while your
scar is changing it is still possible to support the tissue to
increase the odds it will change in the direction you want it
to go. This could be an excellent time for you to get on an
aggressive program of therapy for your PD.
4. I was diagnosed with PD about four years ago. I did not
do anything to treat it, as my doctor suggested. It never
really got too painful, and my curvature is not as bad as some
I have read about. Because of this my doctor was
really happy with the way my PD turned out. But I feel like
a freak and I am getting more self-conscious because of my crooked penis. And my
wife is not so pleased that our sex life is not as good as
before. We can still do it, but there is so much more
work involved that we just don't bother most of the time. My problem has not
changed much for about two years now. Is it too late for me to
try doing something to help myself?
The more chronic the condition, the longer it can take to
change, and maybe never change. There are those cases of PD
that just do not respond, no matter how early or intense the
treatment, or what barrage of therapy is used. There is no way
to know if you will respond without simply getting busy and
doing your level best to create a favorable environment for
healing. There are cases of chronic and fibrous PD that have
made total and complete improvement. Some have made great
improvement, some moderate improvement, and some no
improvement. Anything is
possible, but only if you try. Just because your PD is old
does not mean it is beyond help; it might just take longer. We
always advise that it would be a shame to give up without even
starting. You have too much to gain by a good effort.
5. I think I can save a few dollars here and there, if I shop around on the
Internet. Why should I get all the different vitamins and
supplements from
PDI?
There are many reasons. Here are a few of the more important
reasons.
Service PDI offers email support and assistance
for the products and services we provide. We provide
experience and interest in helping you with PD. An Internet
discount broker only takes orders. Just try getting some
general information about their own products, to say nothing
of specific information about PD. You can rest
assured they will not know anything about PD.
PDI is here to
help you with questions about the products we sell.
We are not able to comment on products or situations that
arise from other sources. We offer this as an extremely valuable service the
others cannot possibly match.
Quality and Quantity
You must be very sure your lower price vitamins and
supplements are the same quality and quantity as those we
have available. For the purpose of improving your
nutritional intake, you want every product to have not only
a high dosage of the desired product and the highest quality
as well. If you want and need a Cadillac and then focus only
on price, you might not realize you are actually buying a Yugo.
Since you are on such an important mission, it is critical
that you use high quality and quantity nutrients. You get
what you pay for.
With some products from some companies the label might say it
has 100 mg of some ingredient, but how do you know for sure
that 100 mg
is actually in each capsule? Since all of this discussion
ultimately is about the well-being of your penis, this is an
important question.
PDI deals with huge companies
that have earned
established reputations in the health care industry. You can
trust them, based on their track records and their leagues of
satisfied customers.
It is important to check labels carefully. Do a little math to
determine how many capsules or tablets you need to take of
your bargain product to get the dose you need. If you have to
take twice as much of a product, that might explain why a
product is being sold at half the price.
Lastly, be sure
that your bargain product is not going to cost you more in
the long-run in terms of reduced effectiveness and
disappointment. Sometimes a bargain turns out not to
be a
bargain.
Convenience and speed The longer you take to
start treating PD, the longer and more difficult treatment
can be, and the likelihood of success deteriorates.
Everything you need is here, in one place. You can get started
today, and know you are using high level products from
established companies that are leaders in their respective
fields.
Value Compare our prices for the high level of quality
and quantity of these particular formulations.
PDI has a
competitive pricing structure of which we are proud. You
cannot find better products that deliver this Q/Q for the
prices we have set.
6. What are the most important therapies that you
recommend?
That is perhaps the most common question
PDI
is asked.
There is no good way to answer that question without leading
you astray. Everyone seems to have a favorite therapy they
think has contributed more to their recovery than the others
that were used. Yet, the most important therapy should be the
one that addresses the most needs that you have at
the start of care. This can be determined by reading and
reviewing the material in the various therapy discussions on
this website. Only you can put together your treatment
plan.
7. If I use all these different therapies to treat my PD,
how will I know which one really helped me?
You won’t. But is it really that important? Your most
important priority should be to simply get well, first and
foremost. You can always play a game later, attempting to
figure out the most valuable therapy.
Here is another way of looking at your question, and the
problem of trying to get over PD. Suppose you wanted to balance out a scale
that had a five pound weight on one side and no weight on the
other. You would start out by putting the first one-pound weight on
the empty side, and nothing would happen so you would place
another one-pound weight, and then another, and so on. Eventually, as
you put on the fifth one-pound weight, the balance would move
and you would have balanced or tipped the scale as you wanted to do.
It would look like there was some magic in that last
one-pound weight, because when it was added the scale became
balanced. But, what
if you had just started out with that last weight, the fifth
one-pound weight? Would that one particular one-pound weight have worked?
Of course not! There is nothing special about
the last one-pound weight, without the others that were used
along with it. Balancing the scale is accomplished by a group
effort.
The answer to your question is that there will be no one
therapy that will “tip your scale” to regain your health more than the others. All
of the therapies you use contribute in some way to whatever
level of success you achieve – perhaps some more
and some less – but all are needed to get the job done.
This underscores the value and importance of working with a
wide and diversified group of therapies that stand the best
chance of improving your recovery and immune response.
8. What therapies do you recommend at the start of
treatment?
As many as you possibly can. The
PDI
concept is about using
combinations of several therapies for a multiplication of potential
benefits. Two are better than one, four are better than three,
and so on. The idea is to overwhelm the problem, from several
different therapeutic directions at the same time. Think of it as preparing
your tissue to do some really extraordinarily important work
that you simply do not want to result in failure; you will
want to give your tissue every advantage and assistance you can.
Another aspect of using several therapies at the same time has
to do with synergy. This means the harmonious or mutually
beneficial effect of two or more objects working together to
achieve a result or goal that is greater than the sum of their
efforts. Using the synergy of several therapies is based
on the idea that the combined effect of all of them is greater
than just the simple sum of the individual therapies. To say
it another way: synergy is the tendency of one plus one to
equal three. It is our experience that by simply combining
several therapies (the more the merrier), the greater the
synergy or multiplying effect you have working for you. How much synergy you
want to invest in this effort depends entirely on you, and how
important it is to you to thoroughly treat your PD.
9. I read about some men who used just one treatment to get rid of their Peyronie's, like vitamin E, DMSO, Verapamil,
etc. Wouldn’t it be more efficient to try one for a
while and see what happens? I can always do another therapy
later,
another different one, etc, if I have to go that far.
There are several points to make.
First. Yes, we all have read reports in which men only took vitamin E, or just
carnitine, or just quercetin, or just
homeopathy, or whatever, and their PD went away. But as you
also recall from any report you have read, not everyone responded. Some men
do not receive any benefit at all, some only slight
improvement, some moderate change, and so on. That is
the point. Not everyone seems to respond in the same way to
the same therapy. No one knows ahead of time which treatment
will work, if any. The idea behind the synergistic
benefits of aggressive multiple therapies is that you are hedging your
bet by covering as many options as you can to improve your
chances of recovery. The idea behind the
PDI
plan is to push the odds in your favor by using the
synergy of multiple simultaneous therapies, since no change
or improvement can ever be guaranteed.
Second, if you have PD you probably do not have a lot of time to play
around trying to find your magic bullet. With each passing
day your chances for recovery diminish as the scar advances
toward a chronic state. An old scar can be softened, but it
will probably take more time, more therapies and more effort. Better to do
it right the first time when it is easier. The idea is to
aggressively do all that you can with as many conservative
therapies as you can at the same time to increase the ability
of the tissue to heal correctly and completely, as soon as
possible.
Third, you might be more efficient with your single-treatment method but our
concern is not about efficiency − it is about success and
results. Remember, this is your PENIS you are trying to
help.
How does a general conduct a battle plan? Does he send out one
soldier at a time? No, he sends out large groups of soldiers
who have a greater effect − a mass attack − to overwhelm the
enemy. The general understands he might be engaging more
soldiers than actually needed, but his mission is to win the battle above all
else. PDI wants you to win this one. Isn't that your goal, too?
10. How often should I apply the vitamin E and copper
solution to my penis?
Twice a day is good for most people. However, some men’s
sensitive skin can tolerate only a daily application, while
others do well with three times a day when they can find the
time to do it. Be aware of the condition of your skin, and do
not over do it. Over the long term you will want to
use a dose that you can stay with while you are saturating
the penis tissue with these nutrients.
You know, the
same idea applies to all of the therapies on this website.
Whether it is a PABA, nattokinase, or vitamin C, you must be
aware of how your body is responding to the use of any of
these therapies and proceed with due caution and care if
there are adverse reactions. Each man is ultimately
responsible for his own care and progress.
11. I have the copper lotion (Super CD serum), vitamin E
oil (Callisto oil), and the DMSO (PABA/MSM Combo) to treat my
penis. It seems like a lot of stuff to be putting on. What is
the right way to apply all of it?
Detailed instructions for applying topical Callisto vitamin
E, copper and DMSO are included in each shipment of these
products. Just follow these simple directions.
Email or call us on the toll-free number if you want another
sheet sent to you.
12. When should I expect to see results?
No one can say for sure if a person is going to see any
results with the treatment
PDI
recommends and certainly no one can say when, either. Some of
the variables that influence how long treatment must continue
before observable changes might occur:
1. Age of the individual. There is a tendency for younger men
to heal faster and better, and older men to heal slower and
less well. The older you are, the more important to use as
many therapies as possible in your plan and prepare for a
longer and slower recovery. It helps if the older guys try to
be more stubborn than
their PD.
2. Basic health of the individual is a very important factor.
If you are a younger man (under 40 or so) but have been sick a lot
in your life or have recently had health problems, your body
and constitution might be as vulnerable as a 65 year old. In
this case it could be all the more important to group as many
therapies as possible into your plan and prepare for a longer
and slower recovery. If you are 60 years of age and have good
health, this will work in your favor.
3. History of prior injury. This could include direct injury
to the genital area (being kicked in the groin, football and
bicycle impacts, repeated bending of the erect penis years
ago, wearing tight “jockey style” underwear that repeatedly
distorts erections, or heavy abusive sexual activity. Also, indirect surgical injury to the
lower pelvis (inguinal hernia surgery, appendectomy surgery,
vasectomy surgery) that resulted in internal scar formation
could now be compromising blood and lymphatic circulation.
4. Severity of the problem. The more damage and scar tissue
there is, the more work the body has to do.
5. Duration of the problem.
6. Correct selection of therapy.
7. Correct and diligent application of therapy.
8. Reasonably aggressive treatment plan being used.
All of these
factors, and more, come together to determine how fast, how
well − or if − your PD will respond to any treatment you
use.
13. I seem to be a lot better after just a few weeks
following an intense PD treatment plan of eight different
therapies from
PDI.
Should I stop?
Sir, you are in control of your treatment not
PDI. We are merely
offering information for your
consideration. We stress that all decisions about your
treatment should be made in cooperation with your treating
doctor, with you making the final decision.
If your scar has totally disappeared after a several weeks of
treatment, congratulations! Our opinion, for your
consideration, is that this improvement might be temporary.
It might not be in your best interest to stop care after just
a few weeks. You might be going through one of the many ups
and downs that is so typical of PD.
If you are like most men who begin to experience real
improvement of their condition, you will begin to notice a
change in the pattern of your scar. The scar might still
continue to get softer and then harder, smaller and then
larger, but the scales will tip in the direction of the scar
being softer or smaller more often and longer than before.
You might also notice (if you have a good sense of touch and
really pay close attention) a change in the texture and
density of the scar as progress occurs; the scar might no
longer feel like a solid hard mass, but could seem to be separating or
fragmenting, with individual fibers that can be detected where
previously there were none. You might notice there is less
pain and discomfort as you examine the scar than there was
previously. The curve of the erection might change. If you
discontinue therapy too soon you run the risk of any progress
reversing after a short while.
As a general guideline, you might consider continuing the full
program that brought you to that level of recovery – no
changes or cutting back of anything – for at least two to
three months. After a few months you might consider tapering
off some of the therapies to a maintenance dose. At the first
sign of recurrence, get back on the full program.
Since PD can recur, it is also our opinion to stay on a
preventive course of some of the basic therapies, ( perhaps
vitamin E, MSM and enzymes) for the rest of your life. While
that may indeed be overkill, it might not be overkill.
No one knows. But then again, how well do you want to
take care of your penis? It is
your penis, it is your PD, and it is your decision. Another
aspect of staying on a maintenance program of a few PD
therapies is that they are all potentially beneficial to your
general health and well-being.
14. I tried taking some vitamin E when I first got my
Peyronie’s. It didn’t help. Why should I try using your
vitamin E?
Not all vitamin E products are the same. Some are better than
others. It is natural for people to look for bargains, and
perhaps you made the simple mistake of using a vitamin E that
did not contain all that you needed. The vitamin E products
available through
PDI are high-grade products from a company
that is on the cutting edge of medical science and technology.
The founder and president of this company, Dr. Andreas Pappas, is perhaps the most
knowledgeable person in the world about vitamin E. We stand behind
our vitamin E products without hesitation. For more
information, click on Vitamin E.
In addition, we hold the same confidence about all of our
other products -- that is why we make them available to you.
15. When
should I take the enzymes and vitamins?
Vitamins and other nutritional products like them (MSM) are
basically food for the body and should be taken with meals, to
be absorbed with all of the other nutrients in a meal.
“When you sit down to eat, take your vitamins.”
Enzymes are very different. Enzymes will enter into and become part
of whatever chemical process they are exposed to at the time
you take them.
Many of the enzymes recommended by
PDI (serrapeptase,
nattokinase, various proteases) will be used in digestion if
there is food present in the stomach when they are taken.
Therefore, to prevent the enzymes you are using for your
PD program from being used for the digestion of food, they
should be taken when the stomach is empty – between meals. It
is best to take these enzymes an hour or more before you eat,
or an hour or more after you eat. Taking enzymes is more
complicated and requires more effort than taking vitamins. You
have to plan your enzyme doses during the day, since it is
critically important to take them at the right time. “
When you have nothing in your stomach, and it will stay that
way for a while, take your enzymes.”
16. I like your idea about approaching PD treatment from a
holistic and nutritional direction so my body can heal better.
My question is, what else can I do to get healthier and heal
better?
Excellent question! There are many things to do to get
healthier, depending on the individual. Most of us know what
we need to change, we just don't like doing it.
If you're a smoker, stop smoking. If you do not get much
physical activity, get out and walk. If you are overweight,
cut back on the fats and empty carbohydrates. If you eat a lot
of junk food, cut it out. If you are addicted to coffee or
sugar, change your ways. If you eat late at night, stop it.
Now all of that sounds harsh and rather difficult. If you have
tried to correct some of these problems in your life and have
been unsuccessful, you might want to call
PDI to arrange a
phone appointment for an EFT session. This technique can be
extremely helpful in many areas of emotional life. It is
rather easy to do, and it is not hypnosis, psychiatry,
psychoanalysis or any kind of talk therapy. To learn more
about EFT, click More about EFT. If you want to make an
appointment for an EFT session, call the number given when you
click EFT.
PDI feels that
any real chance for getting over your PD is all about getting
healthier. Most would agree that a healthy body is able to heal itself better than
one that is not healthy. Yet most doctors do not talk
about or work toward health, they talk about disease and
work to subdue it. We think this difference in
treatment philosophy is critically
important. Throughout this website
PDI recommends many strategies and therapies that
are intended to get you
healthier and closer to being able to heal yourself. Taking a
good general multiple-vitamin, mineral and nutrient supplement on a
daily basis is an essential part of any effort to stay well.
With all of the difficulty of eating correctly it becomes more
important to take a well-balanced broad base supplement.
We have discussed various factors that might
contribute to the process of PD scar development, like blood
supply and lymphatic drainage in the genital area. Having a
problem with the prostate can reduce blood flow and lymphatic
drainage in the lower pelvis; just what you do not want if you
have PD. Since PD tends to develop in men in the 45-65 age
range, just when the health and well-being of the prostate
gland is a major issue for men, taking a multiple vitamin,
mineral and nutrient product that is designed to also assist the
health of the prostate makes a lot of sense. With this in
mind, PDI
has made a very good quality multiple
available on our order page that is intended to
support the health and normal function of the prostate gland;
it is not just a few herbs for the prostate. This is a
well-balanced general multiple product PLUS emphasis toward those
nutrients, minerals and herbs that are beneficial for the prostate gland.
This product that hits the center of the bull’s-eye
for the man with PD is called Prosta-Support
Formula. Once again the product just happens to come from
Douglas Laboratory. Check out the formula contents and we
think you will be as impressed with it as we are. This is a
great multiple vitamin for all men, especially those with PD.
Order "Prosta-Support Formula"
Another thing we advocate for supporting your health
nutritionally is a good quality “green drink”. A green drink
is a general category of powdered super-food
high-fiber concentrated food that contains the equivalent
of multiple servings of grains, fruits and vegetables in a
single serving. The nutrients come in a powered form
and are simply added to water, to make a nutritious drink.
This is a way of benefiting from scientific advances in food
processing to deliver significant nutrients easily into the
diet. The problem is that a “green drink” usually tastes
very bad (really bad!), and people find it difficult to
faithfully take it every day. However,
PDI
found what we
think is the best tasting one a few years back and now have no problem
with patient compliance in the office. If you are interested
in doing one more thing to increase your daily antioxidant
input, the absolutely best-tasting and most enjoyable “green
drink” by far is “Greens First”. It is really a great tasting
“green drink”.
Order "Greens First"
17. I get confused taking all the pills in my plan. Any
recommendations for keeping everything straight, so I take
them at the right time?
When we send out the vitamins, other nutrients, and enzymes
that you decide to include in your treatment plan, you are
given a sheet of paper that clearly and simply states if the
contents of a particular bottle should be taken with meals (a
vitamin or similar nutrient product), or between meals (an
enzyme product).
PDI has a very simple system to help you. We have available plastic carrying cases for pills
(about the size of a deck of cards), that are part of
a little system that will make it easier to keep organized. We
do not put our logo or name on these boxes for your privacy.
There are two different boxes available.
If you have ordered a vitamin or vitamin-like nutrient product
that should be taken with meals, you will want to order a
colored box. Just remember that the colored box
contains vitamins to take with your colorful meal;
get it?
If you have ordered an enzyme product that should be taken
between meals, when there is nothing in your stomach, you will
want to order a clear un-colored box. Remember that the box
with no color contains enzymes to take when your
stomach has no food in it; get it?
Most men order both vitamins and similar nutrients along with
enzymes, so they should also get two different boxes: colored
for vitamins and no color for enzymes. With this two-box
system it is easy to separate and organize your PD program.
18. I have read about other men who have just taken some
vitamin E and gotten rid of their Peyronie’s scar. Why can’t I
just do that; why should I take and do all these different
things?
Yes, there are reports of men who simply took vitamin E, or
just carnitine, or just MSM, or just serrapeptase, or
whatever, and gotten over their PD. If you read those reports,
you will notice that the percent of success is variable, and
sometimes a little above or a little below 50% improvement.
PDI is attempting to get better results than these averages by
using the power of synergy to maximize the ability of your
tissue to heal and repair the Peyronie’s scar to the best of
your ability. This is done by selecting a broad base of
several (maybe many) therapies that will work cooperatively to
improve your capacity to heal and repair in a way that you
currently lack.
You are the boss. If you want to use just vitamin E, go for
it. PDI’s philosophy is that this is a
very important issue
to most men, and most men would rather not take a chance
getting this problem corrected, if possible. To do this, most
prefer to “hit it hard”. It all comes down to personal
opinion, comfort level, and enthusiasm for winning (or the
dread of losing).
19. Since developing PD I have become really depressed and
I get angry for no reason. Lately I have been having some dark
thoughts. I read your article about EFT. Do you think EFT can help me?
PD is extremely stressful on many levels, and EFT is very good
in helping people handle stress. Your response to this disease
is not at all unusual; in fact, it is rather common. EFT can
be an easy and gentle way to address your feelings. EFT is not
psychiatry, it is not psychoanalysis, it is not a talk
therapy. It is a simple and direct way of working with the
energy system of the body to correct some of the reasons for
these stressful responses. To learn more, click
More about EFT.
20. I ordered several of the vitamin and enzyme products,
the exercise tapes, the acupuncture device, the homeopathy,
and the herbs. It really seems like all of this stuff is
taking up a lot of my time. Is there some way to cut back and still get rid of my PD?
No, there doesn’t seem to be an easier way at this time. You
can certainly do less, that is always your decision, but then
you have less therapy working for you and you might not get
the kind of results you want.
Everything in life comes at a price. On one hand you have the
problem of time, money and considerable effort to treat PD
aggressively for maybe 6-18 months, or longer, with multiple conservative
measures. To take on a large
and aggressive program of treatment for PD takes up a lot of
time; it requires large and small sacrifices and impositions
that will have to be tolerated for a while. On the other hand
you have the problem of enduring a condition that can
potentially leave you impotent and peeing around corners for
the rest of your life. It might be
important for you to determine which of the two is a bigger
problem to you.
You can fuss and complain about your crooked penis, and we
truly understand feeling sorry for yourself. You can choose to
ignore the problem and hope the scar goes away on its own. You
can get realistic and grasp the fact that there is not much
interest or help available for PD, other than the help you
give to yourself.
PDI has amassed a large group of reasonable,
but currently unproven, options from the medical literature
that have variable track records of success. When taken
together they have the potential to work synergistically to
improve your overall health and increase the potential to heal
to the best of your ability. It’s your penis. It’s your
choice.
"Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent."
- Marlene von Savant
Last updated: December 20, 2007
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